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Post by kales on Sept 3, 2012 7:33:07 GMT
I take in 1-2 guinea pigs at a time that are in need of being rehomed. I'm not a licensed organization or charity. Just helping piggies in not so good situations find loving homes. The sow I have now is about a year old and was being housed 1-3pm daily in a deep dark rubbermaid with a 7month old boar for the past 7 months. Don't ask me why they did the 2hrs a day. I didn't see any other cages while I was there, but who knows the owner was....very odd and I just wanted to get her and get out. I'm hoping she isn't bred, but totally committed if she is. Might be a million dollar question, but are chances quite high she's preggo? If I take her to the vet how far along does she have to be to find out? Can they divan X-ray? I want to know so I can increase her vitamins and vitamin c. Also to be prepared and know everything I can about the delivery. Any help would be great
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Post by cavylover12 on Sept 3, 2012 7:36:50 GMT
I'm not the absolute best advice giver but just in case, until you confirm the pregnancy, you may want to give a bit more vitamin C but don't forget, even prego pigs can get diarrhea. I speak from personal experience.
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Post by Orlaith on Sept 3, 2012 9:10:38 GMT
How bizarre! Sounds like she's much better off with you!
As for pregnancy, really only time will tell. A vet visit might be a little bit stressful for her, so unless she needs to go for some other reason, I wouldn't bother bringing her right now.
How long do you have your new girl (is this Puffles that you mentioned?)? I guess you'll know for sure within about 4 weeks. If you weigh her weekly you'll be able to see if her weight is going up by a lot.
It's hard to know how likely it is that she has taken, with the weird way it was done. Sows come into heat once every 2-3 weeks, and then it's for less than a full day, so there's a chance they were never together when she was in season, but it can't be discounted. Sorry I can't be more definite! I mean, most people keep their pigs together 24/7 when breeding and it can take a few weeks, or even months, for them to finally get their acts together, so you might be lucky.
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Post by kales on Sept 3, 2012 15:47:52 GMT
Thanks for the advise
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